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Friday Letter: SVB collapse leaves big hole in venture debt

The failure of Silicon Valley Bank presents an enormous opportunity for venture debt providers.

5 min read · 17 March 2023

FTC’s proposed non-competes ban raises doubts for start-ups’ dealmaking 

Non-solicitation and return-of-property provisions are likely to shift from individual employment contracts to M&A agreements if the ban is passed.

7 min read · 15 March 2023

SVB Financial mulls sale of FoF with stakes in Accel, Index, Sequoia

SVB Financial Group, the holding company of Silicon Valley Bank, is exploring strategic options for its various business lines, including a sale of its $9.5 billion funds-of-funds business that includes limited partner positions in funds.

2 min read · 14 March 2023

SVB failure has VCs wrestling with what's next

The failure of Silicon Valley Bank, a longtime favorite of the tech industry, has venture capitalists scrambling to help portfolio companies that are depositors with the bank and make sure their own firms’ deposits are safe. One VC described the bank’s collapse as an “extinction level event” for technology start-ups.

9 min read · 11 March 2023

Friday Letter: Three steps to reducing VC’s gender funding gap

New research finds that more comprehensive and data-driven decision-making materially reduces the gender fundraising gap.

3 min read · 10 March 2023

How to handle 'aggression in the room' and other insights from women fundraising

A roundtable discussion with Patricia Muoio, partner at SineWave Ventures, Vesna Prchkovska, co-founder and CEO of QMENTA and Dipanwita Das, co-founder and CEO of Sorcero.

10 min read · 08 March 2023

Getting personal with Fazeela Abdul Rashid

The Revolution Growth partner and part-time kickboxing instructor answers 10 personal questions.

2 min read · 03 March 2023

Friday Letter: The heightened risk of due diligence failures

If a storied venture firm like Sequoia is scrutinizing its due diligence practices, other firms would do well to do the same.

3 min read · 03 March 2023

New Form Capital founder sees opportunity in crypto downturn

New Form Capital has held a second close just under its target of $75m as it says it will pick up its pace of investment in blockchain technologies.

4 min read · 02 March 2023

Blockchain Founders Fund wraps up sophomore fund at $75m

Fund II's backers include Polygon, Ripple, Octava, NEO Global Capital, Appworks, GSR, LD Capital, Metavest Capital and family offices.

2 min read · 01 March 2023

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